WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * CRA Tracker: Congressional Review Act in Recent Years By Dan Bosch and Dan Goldbeck EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * The Congressional Review Act (CRA) allows Congress to effectively void rules promulgated by federal agencies. * Due to the CRA's structure, however, it has been seldom used as to be successful, and it typically must be used when a new president from a different party than the predecessor enters the Whi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 6009, the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act, introduced by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert in October. The bill blocks the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) proposed Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) said, "Joe Biden and his rogue, unelected bureaucrats have made it crystal clear that they're  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 7 -- Champlain College issued the following news: Sustainability is a passion for many Champlain College students, and that passion was on full display during our first annual Sustainability Showcase. Students revealed their hands-on class projects while partners from around campus and the local community shared their own sustainability efforts that we can all learn from. For some, living sustainably is a lifestyle choice to better our planet. For others, it's more th  more

PUEBLO, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- The city of Pueblo issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2023: The City of Pueblo and Gunsan City of the Republic of South Korea signed a letter of intent to establish a friendly relationship on Tuesday, Dec. 5. During a Zoom meeting Mayor of Pueblo Nick Gradisar and Mayor of Gunsan City Im June Kang signed the letter of intent alongside members of Pueblo's Sister City Commission and a delegation from South Korea. "This signing ceremony for friendly relations marks t  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news on DEc. 7, 2023: A massive new review of ancient atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels and corresponding temperatures lays out a daunting picture of where the Earth's climate may be headed. The study covers geologic records spanning the past 66 million years, putting present-day concentrations into context with deep time. Among other things, it indicates that the last time atmospheric carbon dioxide consistently reached toda  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 7 -- Cuyahoga County issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: Cuyahoga County launches the first microgrid electrical utility in the United States. Cuyahoga Green Energy (CGE) has contracted with Compass Energy Platform to serve as the utility operator for the County run utility. Cuyahoga County Council unanimously approved the 10-year contract at its December 5 council meeting. Together with $1.8 million of Department of Energy funding secured by U.S. Senator Sh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: * * * The American-Made Challenge Awards Ten Coalitions $2.1M for Successful Implementation of Clean Energy Community Projects * * * Today, Dr. Susan Hamm, director of Integrated Strategies for DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced that all ten coalitions participating in the Community Clean Energy Coalitio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Ryan Peay, deputy assistant secretary for resource sustainability in the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the U.S. Department of Energy, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Role of Federal Research in Establishing a Robust U.S. Supply Chain of Critical Minerals and Materials": * * * Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and esteemed Members of the Committe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following written testimony by Dustin Mulvaney, a professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San Jose State University and a fellow at the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Role of Federal Research in Establishing a Robust U.S. Supply Chain of Critical Minerals and Materials": * * * Introduction Good morning, Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Jef Caers, a professor of earth and planetary science and director of Stanford Mineral-X at Stanford University, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Role of Federal Research in Establishing a Robust U.S. Supply Chain of Critical Minerals and Materials": * * * Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify toda  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09) announced two pieces of his legislation, the Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act and the Advanced Nuclear Deployment Act, passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee legislative markup. Both pieces of legislation will now move to the full House for final passage. "This past weekend was the one-year anniversary of the Moore County gr  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 7 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to display technologies, optical materials, magnetics, electronics or information storage technology, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 21, 2023, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 47): * The design, synthesis and application of rubicene based polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) * Recent progress   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a journal from the American Chemical Society that reports new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists and chemical physicists, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 7, 2023, edition (Vol. 127, Issue 48): Energy Conversion and Storage: * Tracking Lithiation of Si-Based Anodes in Real Time by Total Scattering Computed Tomography * MnNi@NG:  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Kim Schrier (D-WA) introduced the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act, legislation extending a 30 percent investment tax credit (ITC) to American hydroelectric investments to improve power production, provide environmental benefits,   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2023: * * * Scientists have produced a new curve of how atmospheric carbon dioxide affects climate. It makes clear that its effects can be long lasting. * * * A massive new review of ancient atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels and corresponding temperatures lays out a daunting picture of where the Earth's climate may be headed. The study covers geologic records spanning the   more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Dec. 7 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: Loughborough has entered the top-100 universities in the world for sustainability - rising to 64th place out of 1,403 institutions. The 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability provides students with a unique insight into which institutions are demonstrating a commitment to a more sustainable existence. It assesses universities across three key metrics: Environmental Impact, Social Impact and G  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 8 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. dba CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas and Northern States Power dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2023-191 ** G008/GR-23-173 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas In the Matter of the Application by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas for Authority   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the successful delivery of clean power to Long Island from the first operational wind turbine at South Fork Wind, marking a historic milestone of the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in federal waters to begin "powering up" in the United States. The project has completed the installation of two turbines, with one operational, approximately 35   more

SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 7 -- Antai College of Economics and Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University issued the following news: On December 4th, Professor Haitao YIN, Vice Dean of the Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), featured in an insightful interview with CGTN. During the discussion, Prof. YIN highlights that China is the first country in the world that installs a systematic framework to finance green development. Below is the transcr  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 8 -- Rand issued the following commentary to The Hill on Dec. 7, 2023: * * * Resilient Reconstruction in Ukraine By William Courtney and Howard J. Shatz With no letup in its war against Ukraine in sight, Russia has amassed a large stockpile of missiles to lob at Ukrainian cities this winter. Even as the war remains hot, Ukraine could prepare for life after major combat operations end, when it could face continued Russian missile and drone attacks on civilian in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon, everyone. It's a pleasure to be here with all of you. I want to thank Counselor for Racial Equity Janis Bowdler for convening us here today. And thank you to Chair Mayor Michael Nutter, Vice Chair Felicia Wong, and the subcommittee chairs for all of your work to prepare the Committee for this meeting. As you can tell, the Committee's impact has already been fel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at the Heritage Foundation, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families": * * * Missed Opportunity: How the UAW Has Failed America's Working Families My name is Diana Furchtgott-Roth. I am the director o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: Today, petitioners in the U.S. Department of Commerce's antidumping duty and countervailing duty (AD/CDV) investigations of aluminum extrusions filed comments regarding the scope of the investigation and which products would be subject to duties if the investigating agencies make affirmative determinations. The petitioners agreed with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) that the scope of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: The U.S. solar industry added 6.5 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating capacity in Q3 2023, a 35% year-over-year increase as federal clean energy policies begin to take hold. As a result of this growth, the United States is expected to add a record 33 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2023, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q4 2023 report released today by the Solar Energy   more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the text of the following remarks on Dec. 6, 2023, by Under Secretary Marisa Lago at a COP28 U.S. Center event entitled "U.S. Industry Solutions for Global Partners": * * * Good morning. What a special treat to be here at the U.S. Center today. Thank you for joining us--either in person or virtually. Thank you, Victoria, for your kind introduction. Another special treat is be shar  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Our Sun actively produces solar flares that can impact Earth, with the strongest flares having the capacity to cause blackouts and disrupt communications--potentially on a global scale. While solar flares can be powerful, they are insignificant compared to the thousands of "super flares" observed by NASA's Kepler and TESS missions. "Super flares" are produced by stars that are 100-10,000 t  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 7 -- The University of Sydney issued the following news: The University placed seventh globally and first in Australia in the QS Sustainability Rankings, which ranks institutions worldwide. We ranked first globally for the social impact category. The University of Sydney continues to be named as one of the top universities in the world for accelerating the pace of positive environmental and social change. The University placed seventh globally and first in Australia i  more

EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at El Paso has been awarded a $4.9 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to unlock Earth's subsurface for two potential climate change solutions: the storage of carbon dioxide and the generation of energy. The UTEP-led partnership, which includes Florida State University, the University of Utah, Sandia National Laboratories and Alma Energy LLC, wil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release: * * * When COP 28 puts the need for urgent climate solutions in the spotlight, the Biden Administration should look to public lands and waters. * * * Public lands and waters are necessary mitigation and adaptation tools to a changing climate. They sustain biodiversity and provide unique habitats for species forced to move due to climate impacts. They house massive potential for responsible renewable ener  more

BELLINGHAM, Washington, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- Western Washington University issued the following news release: The BioPhysical Economics Institute (BPEI) has awarded a $125,000 research grant titled "Energy and Carbon Impacts of EV and PHEV Deployment" to Western Washington University faculty members Charles Barnhart and Imran Sheikh to compare electric vehicles and traditional internal combustion engine vehicles in terms of energy and emissions, using real-world driving behavior. The goal is to   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Imaging the atomic details of materials as they function, forming microfluidic structures to study plants and animals, and new techniques for manufacturing polymer nanomaterials are among some of the research themes that helped six faculty members earn Cornell Engineering Research Excellence Awards - the highest research honor given by the Ivy League's top-ranked engineering college. The awards were presented at the Engi  more